October 2011
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Photo Editing
Today we are bringing photo editing to our picplz mobile apps using the fantastic tools and technology from Aviary. Now, in addition to the effects already in picplz, you can crop and rotate your photos, adjust the contrast or saturation, and even add text or draw annotations! We are launching with 15 photo editing tools, and all are available via the new Edit button found on the Preview screen in...
September 2011
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Coming Soon: picplz with Aviary
Yesterday Aviary launched their mobile photo editing SDK and we are excited to be among the partners integrating their technology. Many of you have asked for some of the most basic photo editing functionality to be added to picplz, and via the Aviary SDK we can do exactly that. Leveraging Aviary’s image editing prowess lets us focus more on the photo sharing and social integration features...
Remove Follower
Today we added the Remove Follower feature. Simply hit the “Remove” button next to a username in your followers list and confirm. A couple of caveats: you can only remove someone you are not following, and removal is permanent. We don’t expect you to need it very often, but when you do, it’s there.
August 2011
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NYC Photo Hack Day
Ever wanted to write a killer app using a bevy of photo related APIs? Now is your chance! The good folk over at Aviary are coordinating a NYC Photo Hack Day on August 20-21 at General Assembly and we are excited to include the picplz API as part of the event.
If you are a coder or designer and want to take part, register here. One of us will be there to see the amazing creations, meet the...
July 2011
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picplz for Android v2.3 and iPhone v1.7 released
As we said last week, new releases of the picplz Android and iPhone mobile apps were on their way. Today we’re pleased to announce that picplz for Android v2.3 is available in the Android Market and picplz for iPhone v1.7 is available in the App Store. These are the first new releases of the apps since picplz has been under new management. We’re very excited about where this is heading.
Both...
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picplz Under New Management!
Over the past 18 months the team at Mixed Media Labs has built picplz from nothing to a service used by millions of people around the world. Today picplz is the best place to share your pictures across iOS, Android devices, on the web, and through applications built on top of the picplz API. The Mixed Media Labs team, however, is most passionate about building new products from scratch, so today...
March 2011
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New search features for picplz
With our release of “collections” a couple of weeks ago it became pretty clear from feedback that it was time to add a “search for pictures” feature.
As of now you can search for pictures, collections, cities, places and people on the picplz website. Creating and adding pictures to a collection should be a far more rewarding experience!
Since this is our first release...
best of picplz: Best of SXSW →
Great picplz collection from SXSW
bestofpicplz:
We have created an awesome collection of photos from the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. Behind the scenes, in the crowd and at the after parties, picplzrs are everywhere in Austin sharing their experiences with the world.
If you’re not lucky enough to be there, picplz…
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picplz for iPhone v1.6 released
As promised, the picplz for iPhone 1.6 is available in the app store. This update includes support for image borders and some speed improvements when applying filters.
Changes:
Image borders for some of your favorite effects. Optional borders are now available for Russian Toy Camera, The 70s, Little Plastic Lens, High Contrast Monochrome, Cross Process, & Instant Film.
Speed improvements...
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New picplz features - Borders & Collections
Borders:
One of the top feature requests we have gotten from the picplz community is support for image borders. Image effects are one thing, but adding borders can add a whole new dimension to a photograph.
Today we have released a version of the Android app that supports borders, and our iPhone app with border support was completed days ago and will be released once Apple approves it.
Please...
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picplz for iPhone 1.5 released
We have just pushed a new update to the picplz iPhone app.
Changes:
Speed improvements when browsing photos
“Pull to refresh” support to update photo views
Added contact search, it’s now easy to find people you already know on picplz
New setting to disable GPS Data sharing
High quality image setting now respects all image sizes
Proper rotation support even when a user...
February 2011
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picplz for Android updates
Over the past couple of weeks, we have released several small Android updates.
Here is a quick summary of what has changed in the picplz Android app:
Changelog for picplz v2.1
Find other picplz users via your phone contact list
Better navigation when browsing, added Home and Refresh menu buttons
New settings to control email and push notifications separately
Better password recovery...
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picplz for Android 2.0 released
Today is a big milestone for picplz as we release version 2.0 of our Android app.
We have integrated a great deal of user feedback and created what we think is a dramatically better user experience. The best way to see the difference is to try it yourself :)
Full changelog:
New look and feel!
Native camera support. Picplz now takes advantage of all the great features that come with your...
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picplz API launch, Creative Commons support & more
We’ve got 3 exciting announcements for this week:
1) The picplz API is now public
Our API documentation is now viewable here and we’ve published a few handy pieces of code on GitHub:
A jQuery library, jquery-picplz, for quick and easy JavaScript widget implementations that consume our API.
A code samples library that contains a few sample apps:
· A slideshow app, viewable...
January 2011
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Dropbox + picplz!
We have added support for Dropbox, a free service that securely backs up your files online and lets you access them from any computer or mobile device. Dropbox+picplz integration is now immediately available for all iPhone, Android and web users. No app update is necessary.
One interesting aspect of this integration is that when you connect picplz with your Dropbox account, your Dropbox will...
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New picplz for Android release
Our new Android version includes the new “live thumbnail preview” feature that was included in last week’s iPhone release. The feedback we have heard so far about this feature has been 100% positive, so we think you will be excited to try this out.
Full changelog:
Live thumbnail preview of your picture with different filters applied. (See screenshots below)
Fixed rare crash...
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picplz API - beta signup form →
Are you a software developer?
Please follow the link above to apply for picplz API beta.
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New picplz for iPhone version
We are excited to announce that a new version of picplz for iPhone is now available in the App Store.
Over the past few months, we have done our best to listen to and address the user feedback we have gotten about picplz. The 2 major themes of feedback we have gotten are: 1) Speed and responsiveness 2) Usability We made a number of major changes to make the picture posting flow easier to...
December 2010
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Available now: Foursquare photo check-in support
Our friends at Foursquare have just launched a new feature to support check-in with a photo.
Oh, and picplz for iPhone and picplz for Android now have support for this exciting new feature. Right now.
We made this really easy on you… no picplz app upgrade required.
Simply post a picplz photo to Foursquare just like you always have, and this new feature will Just work. For both...
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New picplz versions for iPhone & Android
We have simultaneously released new versions of the picplz for iPhone and picplz for Android. The purpose of this release was to share a few new filters with the picplz community.
We have added 3 new image filters: “Little Plastic Lens”, “Trip to the Optometrist”, and “Kaleidoscope Eyes.”
“Little Plastic Lens” example:
“Trip to the...
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picplz now supports Flickr, Tumblr and Posterous
As you may already know, picplz integrates with Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. picplz now supports posting to 3 additonal services: Flickr, Tumblr and Posterous.
Support for these new services is immediately available for all existing iPhone, Android and website users and does not require any application updates on your part!
Flickr
Tumblr
Posterous
Enjoy :)
p.s.
Please let...
November 2010
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picplz website updates
As you may have noticed we roll out the picplz.com website several times a week, sometimes even multiple times in a single day. Since we push website releases as often as we do, we sometimes forget to highlight some of the key changes that have gone out.
We’d like to highlight some key changes to picplz.com from the last 3 weeks:
Redesigned pic detail page:
Redesigned person profile...
Mixed Media Labs: Off to the races... →
mxml:
Today is a big day for Mixed Media Labs (the parent company of picplz and more to come). We have raised a $5MM Series A investment from Andreessen Horowitz. As an added bonus, Marc Andreessen will be joining our board of directors.
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picplz for android 1.6.0 released
Hi there,
We recently released picplz for Android 1.6.0
New version screenshots:
Key Changes:
Redesigned picture posting UI
Front facing camera support for the HTC Evo phone
Thanks, please let us know on twitter if you run into any problems
October 2010
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New picplz for Android release - 1.5.0
Hello,
Late last night we pushed a new release of picplz for Android.
Key Changes:
Added push notifications
Vastly improved location-picking UI
Added support for app installation to SD Card
Improved battery-life
Thanks, please let us know on twitter if you run into any problems
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Major update to picplz - new iPhone, Android &...
We are happy to announce the largest product launch that we have done so far at picplz.
We have simultaneously released major revisions of our iPhone app, Android app & website!
New photo effects/filters for both iPhone and Android:
You can now apply visual styles to your pictures, right in the app.
Our current filter pack includes the “Instant Film” effect, “Russian...
September 2010
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How people are using picplz
The most exciting part of running a website like picplz is seeing the amazing things that people create.
Uploading pictures from your phone really opens up the possibilities for people to take pics at a moments notice.
We wanted to take the opportunity to demonstrate a few ways people are using picplz.
Action shots:
Food pics:
Fashion pics:
“Having fun” pics:
...
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picplz for android 1.3.0 released
Hello,
We released picplz for android 1.3.0 this morning.
Key Changes:
Reduced memory usage/performance improvements
Faster photo previews
Bugfixes
Please let us know on twitter if you run into any problems
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picplz for android 1.2.1 released
Hi there,
We released picplz 1.2.1 for android yesterday.
Key Changes:
Support for “portrait” orientation
Now displays upload progress in the Android status bar
Larger camera button
Updated app icon
Bugfixes
Thanks, please let us know if you see any issues.
August 2010
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picplz for iPhone 1.1 released
picplz for iPhone version 1.1 is now available in the iTunes App Store.
We submitted this version to Apple last week and it was just approved today.
Key Changes:
Enables camera zoom in the app
Adds ability to post pics from the camera roll on your phone
A few bugfixes
Thanks!
-The picplz team
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Announcing picplz for iPhone 1.0
We are happy to announce that picplz for iPhone is now available! CLICK HERE to install the app.
Screenshots:
picplz for iPhone Key Features:
Supports Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook
Takes advantage of the backgrounding features available in iOS4 for photo uploading
Supports front-facing camera for iPhone 4 users
picplz company updates:
Our picplz for Android app recently passed...
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picplz for android 1.1.1 released
We just pushed a minor release of the picplz app to the Android market.
Key Changes:
Fix for a bug that causes the app to crash in a certain instances
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picplz for android 1.1 released!
We are happy to announce the release of picplz for Android 1.1
Key changes:
Facebook integration
Camera flash control
Stability improvements
Battery usage improvements
Please let us know if you have any issues with the new version.
Thanks!
P.S. Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook
July 2010
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about the picplz pic posting pipeline
The point of picplz is make uploading a pic dead simple. As a user, you shouldn’t really have to worry too much about what goes on behind the scenes in order to get your pic off your phone. However, several users have noticed that there can be significant delays before the picture shows up, and rather than try to explain it in 140 characters on twitter, we are going to go into a little...
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picplz android beta - growth milestone
Just a few days ago, we crossed over 10,000 downloads in the Android Market.
To go from 0 to 10,000 in only a month is very exciting!
Thanks to all of the people who have tried out picplz and given us suggestion and feedback so far.
June 2010
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picplz featured on foursquare
We have been featured on the Foursquare App Gallery.
Check it out here
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picplz for android version 1.0.3 released
We just pushed another bugfix release for the picplz android app. We fixed a crashing bug that sometimes occurred on signup, among other things.
Keep the feedback coming!
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now hiring at picplz
Our new jobs site lists 2 openings in San Francisco, CA:
Designer
Software Engineer
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picplz for android 1.0.2
We pushed a bugfix release of picplz for android. Several performance bugs were fixed.
Also picplz is now available in the Android Market in Canada and the UK, in addition to the US.
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picplz review in androidandme
We got a great writeup from the blog androidandme:
Pros
Picture based check-ins (DUH!)
Integration with Foursquare to build your badge count
Simple to use
Cons
Refuses to make me a sammich on command. Yes, that’s the only con I could think of make up. Download this app NOW. You won’t regret it.
Final Verdict: What are you waiting for? Download the damn app already!
Read the full...
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picplz for android 1.0.1
Changes in this version:
No longer bind to the camera button by default
Show confirmation after a pic has been submitted for upload
Fix a few bugs that cause crashes
May 2010
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picplz on thefacebook
We created a facebook page for picplz for those of you that are into “liking” inanimate objects and whatnot.
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TechCrunch covers our android beta
Michael Arrington says:
I’ve been testing it for a day now. There’s something compelling about it even in this rough stage. Fourquare fanatics are definitely going to want to try it out.
Read the whole post here.
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picplz for android 1.0.0
Now available in the US Android Market!
AppBrain AndroLib
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picplz on twitter
Please follow us on twitter here.
We are very responsive on twitter, just mention @picplz
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Welcome to the picplz blog
We are just getting started, but there is a lot more to come.